Johnny Seven

Johnny Seven

actor, director, producer

Johnny Seven was born on Feb 23, 1926 in USA. Johnny Seven's big-screen debut came with On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan in 1954, strarring Longshoreman (uncredited). Johnny Seven is known for And Then They Forgot God directed by Taylor Byars, Joseph Campanella stars as Arthur Thompson and Beverly Garland as Vilma Thompson. The upcoming new movie Johnny Seven plays is Murder at the World Series which will be released on Mar 20, 1977.

Prolific American character actor Johnny Seven was born John Anthony Fetto in the Italian section of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, to Marie and John Fetto. He was the only boy in a family of six children, with sisters Lillian, Terry, Connie, Dolores, and Jean. Considering that much of his future acting work consisted of playing tough gangsters and criminals, it may come as a surprise to discover that, until the age of 14, he was a boy soprano. He served 2-1/2 years in the US Army, with the 187th Field Artillery Battalion, and was bitten by the acting bug when he appeared in several USO shows during his military hitch. He married Edith Piselli on October 8, 1949, and they had two children, John Jr. and Laura. Seven worked in the New York theater community and did much live television until he was brought to Hollywood in 1958 by Universal Pictures to work in their many television series. He has since appeared in more than 600 TV shows, over 25 films, and numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions. In addition to acting, he has also written and directed for the stage (his first play, "Salvage", was written in 1958), television and movies (he produced, directed and starred in a 1964 western, Navajo Run (1964), and has directed several TV shows and shorts since then). He enjoys gardening, golf and all kinds of fishing, ocean, lake and especially fly fishing.

  • Birthday

    Feb 23, 1926
  • Place of Birth

    Brooklyn, New York, USA

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